The confidence game : why we fall for it ... every time
(Large Print)
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Published
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning, [2016].
ISBN
9781410489289, 1410489280
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Published
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning, [2016].
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
581 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781410489289, 1410489280
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
While cheats and swindlers may be a dime a dozen, true conmen -- the Bernie Madoffs, the Jim Bakkers, the Lance Armstrongs -- are elegant, outsized personalities, artists of persuasion and exploiters of trust. How do they do it? Why are they successful? And what keeps us falling for it, over and over again? From multimillion-dollar Ponzi schemes to small-time frauds, Konnikova pulls together a selection of stories to demonstrate what all cons share in common, drawing on scientific, dramatic, and psychological perspectives. The book brings readers into the world of the con, examining the relationship between artist and victim. The Confidence Game asks not only why we believe con artists, but also examines the very act of believing and how our sense of truth can be manipulated by those around us.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Konnikova, M. (2016). The confidence game: why we fall for it ... every time (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Konnikova, Maria. 2016. The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It ... Every Time. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Konnikova, Maria. The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It ... Every Time Thorndike Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Konnikova, Maria. The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It ... Every Time Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale Cengage Learning, 2016.
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